A Shout-out to those who gave reviews! Thank you very much, It made me extremely happy to hear such positive feedback. (P.S I cant wait to see the third part of season 13 of Degrassi! Pull through, Eclare!) This chapter is for you guys Enjoy!

The drive to the Edwards' house was excruciating. His phone had gone off at least a dozen times, and he didn't need to check to know it was Adam. It was wrong of him to leave Clare at that exact moment.

He knew it was. But Eli just couldn't bring himself to hear the love of his life tell him that she wanted to die. It hurt him terribly, because his love for her was so strong. All she had to do was come to him, he would've fixed or at least tried to fix her problems. Most importantly, he would've given her the support he needed.

He didn't realize that things were that bad for Clare at home. If he had known, Eli would've taken her over to his house immediately. God, he would not go through this again, losing someone he cared about. This would notbe Julia all over again.

Honestly, he hoped Adam wasn't mad at him and was trying to tell Clare that he meant well. That Eli was only trying to protect her, even if it was from herself. He finally made it to her house, and he climbed out of the car. Raking a hand through his hair nervously, Eli walked up the steps and knocked on the white door. And waited.

It seemed like centuries had passed before the door was pulled open, and revealed a very confused-looking Mr. Edwards.

"Eli. Uh, what can I do for you, Son?" Clare's father scratched the back of his head awkwardly. Eli rubbed his arm subconsciously, a nervous habit.

"You see, Mr. Edwards….," He began.

"You can call me Randall. Now, please continue." Mr. Edwards said curtly.

Eli sighed and thought about what he was going to say, for a moment.

"It's about Clare… I'm worried about her. Really worried."

Randall's face switched to a look of bewilderment. What was wrong with his daughter? Certainly she hadn't done anything wrong.. Hm.

"Why are you worried about my daughter, Eli?" Randall's lips pursed into a frown.

"She told our friend Adam that she wanted to..uh… commit suicide." Eli averted his eyes from Mr. Edwards' and stared at his feet.

"Now why on earth would Clare want to do that? Now I know she's upset about everything that's recently happened, but I still don't understand. She has a good home life an—" Eli cut him off, unwilling to listen.

"See, now. That's the thing, Mr. Edwards. She doesn't have a good home life, not at the moment. She mentioned that you and her mother not spoken to her since she told you the whole story, and all you and your wife have been doing is arguing. She feels incredibly alone, and she couldn't tell you guys that because you don't give her the time of day now." As he spoke, Eli felt himself get angrier and angrier. How dare her own father try to say her life is good. Doesn't he get it? His own daughter's falling apart before his own eyes.

Mr. Edwards ignored everything Eli just said. It was irritating and insulting.

"What are you trying to say, Eli?" He asked wearily.

A small smirk formed on Eli's lips. The man was going to say yes.

"I would like Clare to stay with me for the time being, until she feels better. I'm only looking out for her."

Clare's father's eyes widened in shock. What kind of request was that? Although… It would make trying to work things out with Helen a lot easier.

"How long would Clare be staying with you, if I were to approve?" He raised a brow at the boy.

"As long as she needs to. I'm here for her." Eli said simply.

Mr. Edwards tapped his chin with his forefinger thoughtfully. The boy didn't exactly pose a threat to his daughter's safety, and he seemed genuinely concerned.

"Well, son. I guess you could say we have a deal. As long as you don't hurt her." He glanced at the raven-haired boy curiously. No, this boy wouldn't do anything but was best for Clare. Helen was wrong about him.

Eli's face lit up and he stuck out his hand to shake Clare's father's. He took it, and gave a firm handshake. Eli could barely contain his happiness any longer.

"Thank you so much for this chance, Sir! Your daughter will be back to her old self in no time! I love her."

Mr. Edwards shook his head, amused with Eli's actions. The boy was clearly head-ver-heels in love with his daughter. If he made her happy, so be it. That's what God intended for her.

He made to shut the door as he parted words with Eli.

"Well, Alright. You go on and tell her the good news. Take care of her."

Eli grinned from ear-to-ear. "Of course I will, Sir."

With that, he bounded back down the steps and re-entered Morty. Pulling out his phone, he sent Adam a quick text. Tell Clare 2 meet me at our tree aftr school. I found a way to fix everything. Her parents are okay with it; going to stay with me.

As he prepared to drive back to Degrassi, Adam texted him back, clearly happy and curious.

KK. I'm going to be there as well. Gonna tell her right now. Cnt believe u got them to say yes!.

Eli smiled, and bobbed his head to a Dead Hand song he'd turned on. Yes. He was right. Today really was going to be an incredible day. Clare was going to be with him.

ADAM POV

Adam put his phone away after replying back to Eli. How the heck did he get Clare's uptight parents to agree to let her stay with him? Oh, yeah. 'Dumbass', he thought to himself. They're so wrapped up in their own fighting, they totally forgot about their own daughter. Jeez, parents.

Speaking of Clare, he had finally managed to calm her down from her hysteria. He had an arm wrapped comfortingly around her shoulders. Her blue eyes, rimmed red stared up at him. "Who was that, Adam?," she asked softly.

He gave her a small smile and brushed the hair out of his eye. "It was Eli." He replied simply.

A few emotions flickered over her face before Clare answered. What did Eli want, anyway?

"He found a way to help you, Clare. Like, a way so you won't so sad anymore. He talked to your parents… Shit! Wasn't supposed to tell you that. I was supposed to tell you that Eli wanted you to meet him at the tree after school." He scratched the back of his neck nervously as determination settled on Clare's face.

"Might as well tell me now, Adam. We'll still talk. But tell me." She raised a brow at him as he let out a nervous chuckle and cleared his throat.

"Well, uh. You see…" She wacked him in the arm playfully. "Spill it," she said impatiently.

"Eli went to talk to your parents…don't hit me. He couldn't stand to see you so miserable and he wanted to ease your pain so, he went to your house. Then he asked your parents if you could stay with him, as long as you needed to. They said yes." Adam sighed, and watched as Clare took all that information in. He saw a genuine, small smile start to form on her lips. A sparkle came to her formerly dull eyes, and Adam smiled in return.

"I can't believe Eli did that for me!," Clare squealed. "I would've been mad if it were any other situation since he didn't ask me first, but… he saved me! Oh, god. What did I do to get such a great guy, Adam?"

Adam laughed at her and out of the corner of his eye, saw a familiar black car pull up in the parking lot behind them. Eli. Of course. The dude had perfect timing.

"Gee, I don't know, Clare. Why don't you ask Mr. Greatness himself?" He pointed in Eli's direction.

Clare followed his finger and without saying anything besides, "Thanks, Adam! See you later!," and ran towards Eli.

ClarePOV

As soon as Adam directed her towards Eli, she left him faster than a dog from the vet. She couldn't believe what Eli had done for her. It was so… thoughtful. She didn't know what she was going to do earlier, when Eli had left her in the midst of her mental breakdown. Clare had thought they were done. But… Eli surprised her yet again.

How on earth did he get her stubbornly strict parents to agree to let her stay with him? Oh, she could just kiss Eli right now. And that's exactly what she did. As soon as she was close enough, Clare grabbed Eli by the chin and brought his lips down to hers and kissed him with everything she had.

After a few moments, they both pulled away, and Eli's eyes were clouded with desire and confusion as he stared down at her.

"Clare…what the… what was that for?" He asked, terribly baffled.

She grinned ear to ear at him and took her hand in his. "For saving me. Adam told me what you did… and… you really don't know how much that means to me, Eli."

He smiled down at her, relieved that she wasn't upset anymore. He hated seeing her like that. Eli cupped her chin in his hand and tilted her head to look directly at him. "Clare. I would do anything for you. I'm so sorry about earlier. I just… couldn't bear the thought of losing you. It killed me inside."

She reached up to play with a piece of his hard, absentmindedly. "I know. I'm sorry I didn't come to you first. I was just scared."

They looked at each other in silence, green staring at blue. Clare rested her head against Eli's chest and sighed contentedly. But, a thought crossed her mind and she moved to face him. "Eli…", she said suspiciously. "Where am I going to be sleeping?"

Eli's face reddened as his eyes widened with surprise. "Uh… with me?" He asked, nervously.

Clare snorted and smacked him in the chest. "Hm. Okay," She said brightly. "But you better not try anything, Goldsworthy."

Eli laughed, and ruffled her hair, which he knew annoyed her.

"Oh, it hurts me deeply that you doubt me, Edwards." He flashed his famous smirk, and she let out a small giggle. Hearing that heavenly sound from her only made Eli wrap his arms around her tighter. It made his heart explode with euphoria that his Clare was able to smile again.

That he helped make it happen. God, he loved her. He decided that now would be a good time to take Clare so she could gather some of her things to bring to his house. She was going to stay with him. In his room. Eli couldn't wait.

"Hey, Clare. We should probably get going so we can get your things," He said suddenly. Clare nodded, and they both reluctantly broke apart from their embrace to get into the hearse.

The ride back to her house was pleasant. Eli used his free hand to hold Clare's while he drove, and her thumb rubbed over his hand as she gazed out the window. It was funny how the weather seemed to change to match her mood, he noticed. It went from gray, gloomy, and bleak to luminous, serene and blissful.

The situation with Fitz still left her on edge, but Eli managed to distract her from her worries. AS long as she was with him, Clare would have nothing to be afraid of. Eli would protect her, whatever it took.

As he pulled up yet again to her house, he watched her exit his car and enter her home to grab whatever she was taking. He sighed happily as he noticed her parents weren't home. That meant less stress for Clare. Good.

Minutes passed by before he saw Clare leave her house again, a purple gym bag into the passenger seat, he came to terms with the fact that for now, Clare would always be with him.

She would be happy, and safe. Eli couldn't have asked for anything better. He turned to her, the grin still on his face. His green eyes sparkled happily as he looked at the girl he loved.

"So. Are you ready?," He asked softly, never wanting to peel his eyes away from hers.

Clare returned the smile and reached over to peck him softly on the lips. Her eyes shined brightly with exuberance and glee. Everything that had seemed to taken a turn for the worse seemed to take another turn for the best.

Annd, we there we have chapter 4. I thought Clare and Eli could use some much needed fluffiness, but there will be some drama in the next chapter. With some steamy romance. :P Keep reading to find out, and don't forget to review, people! I love hearing all the nice things you have to say!

~~~ Beccky